ReadWorks reading passages can support your students' science investigations as they seek to deepen their understanding of science phenomena. The passages, grouped by Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI) under each NGSS standard, can be digitally assigned, printed, or projected. The links below go right to the passage, including its interactive vocabulary activity and comprehension-monitoring question set. Share our one-pager with colleagues!
Kindergarten
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K-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS2.A: Forces and Motion PS2.B: Types of Interactions PS3.C: Relationships Between Energy and Forces ETS1.A: Defining Engineering Problems K-PS3 Energy
DCI PS3-B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer K-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms K-ESS2 Earth's systems
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate ESS2.E: Biogeology ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems K-Ess3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.A: Natural Resources ESS3.B: Natural Hazards ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions |
First Grade
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1-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
PS4.A: Wave Properties PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation 1-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.A: Structure and Function LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms LS1.D: Information Processing 1-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits 1-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System |
Second Grade
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2-PS1 Matter and its Interactions
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter PS1.B: Chemical Reactions 2-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions 2-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans 2-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth 2-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution K-2-ETS1 Engineering Design
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution |
Third Grade
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3-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS2.A: Forces and Motion PS2.B: Types of Interactions 3-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms 3-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior 3-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS3.B: Variation of Traits 3-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity LS4.B: Natural Selection LS4.C: Adaptation LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans 3-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
ESS2.D: Weather and Climate 3-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.B: Natural Hazards |
Fourth Grade
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4-PS3 Energy
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer PS3.C: Relationship between Energy and Forces PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life ETS1.A: Defining Engineering Problems 4-PS4 Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
PS4.A: Wave Properties PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation PS4.C: Information Technologies and Instrumentation ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution 4-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.A: Structure and Function LS1.D: Information Processing 4-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth 4-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions ESS2.E: Biogeology 4-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.A: Natural Resources ESS3.B: Natural Hazards ETS1.B: Designing Solutions to Engineering Problems |
Fifth Grade
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5-PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter PS1.B: Chemical Reactions 5-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS2.B: Types of Interactions 5-PS3 Energy
PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms 5-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms 5-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsLS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems 5-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS1.A: The Universe and its StarsESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System 5-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes 5-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems 5-ETS1 Engineering Design
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution |
Middle School Physical Science
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MS-pS1 Matter and its Interactions
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
PS2.A: Forces and Motion
MS-PS3 Energy
PS3.A: Definitions of Energy
MS-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
PS4.A: Wave Properties
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Middle School Life Science
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MS-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
LS1.A: Structure and Function
MS-LS2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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Middle School Earth and Space Sciences
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MS-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
MS-ESS2 Earth’s Systems
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.A: Natural Resources
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